History YMMV / MyBabysittersAVampire

* EvilIsSexy: Played straight with Erica and Jesse, toyed with in the cases of Sarah and [[EvilCounterpart 'Evil Benny']], and averted outright with Rory ([[NerdsAreSexy who thinks he's sexy]] and [[EvilIsCool cool enough already]]).

* MagnificentBastard: [[SinisterMinister Horace "Jesse" Black]] is the former vampire master of Whitechapel, before being overthrown, even then ruling the vampire community from behind the scenes. As a top high schooler by day and cult leader by night, Jesse uses his position to organize a vampire attack to harvest the souls of his victims and resurrect his fallen flock, kicking it off by draining a girl in front of an audience, while considering the loss of his current followers only a small setback. [[BackFromTheDead Returning from the dead]], Jesse comes out on top by forcing his ex-girlfriend Sarah to drink Ethan's blood after biting him. When exiled, Jesse returns when he learns of the threat Stern poses, out of [[EvenEvilHasStandards ostensible altruism]]. It's revealed Stern is the descendant of a wizard that Jesse previously saved the community from, having [[ThePawnsGoFirst sacrificed dozens of his followers to do so]], keeping the Lucifactor safe and out to reach. When the Lucifactor has been found, Jesse directly helps fight Stern, nearly getting himself killed in the process. A charismatic, if manipulative vampire master who bounces back from his failures, Jesse manages to be a one of Whitechapel's more formidable figures, even with the loss of his power.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Jesse crossed it when he bites Ethan to force Sarah to give up her last chance of humanity. Although he claims to have done much worse.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: For a Creator/DisneyChannel show, it can get pretty dark.

* BadassDecay: Erica. To be honest, after the pilot movie, Erica immediately starts ending up being useless most of the time: she bares her fangs to the MonsterOfTheWeek and the next thing we see is that she's been knocked out, transformed into a doll or hypnotized. Or trapped in a van. Said decay is probably a consequence of TheWorfEffect, though. It's more of a [[SubvertedTrope subversion of]] ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything, in that Erica makes it perfectly clear that she ''does'' feed on humans (and says as much in "Flushed" and "Village of the Darned"), but [[GoryDiscretionShot we just don't see her do this on screen]].

* WhatAnIdiot: In the season 2 finale, [[spoiler:Vice Principal Stern has the Lucifractor and is using it to mow down every vampire he sees at their council headquarters. There is a ''surplus'' of factors working against him at this time: he's a [[BadassNormal simple human being]] (or at most a SquishyWizard), he's working alone, he's in an unfamiliar location, vampires have SuperSpeed, and they're all over the place]].
** '''You'd Expect''': [[spoiler:A pair of vampires would simply double-team him; one would attack him from behind (most likely by throwing something heavy at him) while the Lucifractor is absorbing the other. The latter vampire would be damaged, but at least Stern would be down and ripe for the picking]].
** '''Instead''': [[spoiler:They never make use of their numerical or physical superiority, usually attacking him one at a time. Also, apparently their SuperSpeed doesn't always come with SuperReflexes]].
** '''The Result''': [[spoiler:Every vampire that runs into him (except Sarah, Rory, and Jesse) is [[CurbStompBattle easily assimilated]], contriving a way for the main heroes to have to face him]]. He was certainly right to be surprised that it was so easy.

* CompleteMonster: "[[EvilSorcerer The Cloaked Man]]", the BigBad of season 2--actually [[spoiler:Vice Principal Stern]]--is an arrogant, cold-hearted, and [[FantasticRacism genocidal]] wizard. Desiring to wipe out all vampires, despite knowing that they are not all evil--and that some are even [[spoiler:his students]]--he starts his operations by summoning the breath of death, a demonic mist that drives all infected vampires mad and forces them to kill each other, before [[TheHero Ethan]] foils his plan. In retaliation The Cloaked Man stalks Ethan into an alternative dimension and tries to directly murder him and his friends. Upon finding out Ethan is a Seer, The Cloaked Man curses Ethan to hallucinate everyone is dead and that he’s failed them all, just to make sure he doesn't cross him as his plans near fruition. The Cloaked Man also gets his hands on the Lucifactor, an energy-draining weapon of incredible power, and goes on a killing spree before planning on using the Caller beacon to project the Lucifactor's energy, wiping out vampires en masse. During the climax, to prevent Ethan and Sarah interrupting him he uses his magic to force Ethan's friend [[IneptMage Benny]] to try and kill them.

* WhatAnIdiot: In the season 2 finale, [[spoiler:Vice Principal Stern has the Lucifractor and is using it to mow down every vampire he sees at their council headquarters. There are a ''surplus'' of factors working against him at this time: he's a [[BadassNormal simple human being]] (or at most a SquishyWizard), he's working alone, he's in an unfamiliar location, vampires have SuperSpeed, and they're all over the place]].

* WhatAnIdiot: In the season 2 finale, [[spoiler:Vice Principal Stern has the Lucifractor and is using it to mow down every vampire he sees at their council headquarters. There are a ''surplus'' of factors working against him at this time: he's a [[BadassNormal simple human being]] (or at most a SquishyWizard), he's working alone, he's in an unfamiliar location, vampires have SuperSpeed, they're all over the place, and the Lucifractor can only absorb one of them at a time]].
** '''You'd Expect''': [[spoiler:A pair of vampires would simply double-team him; one would attack him while the Lucifractor is absorbing the other. The latter vampire would be damaged, but at least Stern would be down and ripe for the picking]].
** '''Instead''': [[spoiler:They never make use of their numerical superiority, usually attacking him one at a time. Also, apparently their SuperSpeed doesn't always come with SuperReflexes]].
** '''The Result''': [[spoiler:Every vampire that runs into him (except Sarah and Jesse) is [[CurbStompBattle easily assimilated]], contriving a way for the main heroes to have to face him]]. He was certainly right to be surprised that it was so easy.

** '''The Result''': [[spoiler:Every vampire that runs into him (except Sarah and Jesse) is easily assimilated, contriving a way for the main heroes to have to face him]].

* WhatAnIdiot: In the season 2 finale, [[spoiler:Vice Principal Stern has the Lucifractor and is using it to mow down every vampire he sees at their council headquarters. There are a ''surplus'' of factors working against him at this time: he's a [[BadassNormal simple human being]] (or at least a SquishyWizard), he's working alone, he's in an unfamiliar location, vampires have SuperSpeed, they're all over the place, and the Lucifractor can only absorb one of them at a time]].

* WhatAnIdiot: In the season 2 finale, [[spoiler:Vice Principal Stern has the Lucifractor and is using it to mow down every vampire he sees at their council headquarters. There are plenty of things working against him at this time: he's a [[BadassNormal simple human being]] (or at least a SquishyWizard), he's working alone, he's in an unfamiliar location, vampires have SuperSpeed, and they're all over the place, and the Lucifractor can only absorb one of them at a time]].

** '''You'd Expect''': [[spoiler:A pair of vampires would double-team him and one would attack him while the Lucifractor is absorbing the other. The latter vampire would be a little damaged, but at least Stern would be down and ripe for the picking]].
** '''Instead''': [[spoiler:They never make use of their numerical superiority, usually attacking him one at a time]].

* WhatAnIdiot: In the season 2 finale, [[spoiler:Vice Principal Stern has the Lucifractor and is using it to mow down every vampire he sees at their council headquarters]].
** '''You'd Expect''': [[spoiler:Since the Lucifractor can only absorb one vampire at a time and vampires have supernatural speed, a pair of vampires would double-team him and one would attack him while the Lucifractor is absorbing the other. The latter vampire would be a little damaged, but at least Stern would be down and ripe for the picking]].

** '''The Result''': [[spoiler:Every vampire that runs into him (except Sarah and Jesse) are easily assimilated, contriving a way for the main heroes to have to face him]].

* WhatAnIdiot: In the season 2 finale, [[spoiler:Vice Principal Stern has the Lucifractor and is using it to mow down the vampires in his way at their council headquarters]].

** '''The Result''': [[spoiler:Every vampire that runs into him, except Sarah and Jesse) are easily assimilated, contriving a way for the main heroes to have to face him]].

** '''You'd Expect''': [[spoiler:Since the Lucifractor can only absorb one vampire at a time and vampires have supernatural speed, a pair of vampires would double-team him and one attack him while the Lucifractor is absorbing the other]].
** '''Instead''': [[spoiler:They never use their numerical superiority, usually attacking him one at a time]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Benny and Ethan calling themselves [[Franchise/ArchieComics Betty and Veronica]] while disguised as girls in "Three Cheers for Evil" has become all the more amusing now that Vanessa Morgan, who played Sarah, is now part of the cast of ''Series/{{Riverdale}}''.

** Shifting towards just plain good in season 2, with some genuinely witty dialogue, subtle characterization, much improved acting across the board, and an even more post-modern, satirical sense of humor. There's still {{Narm}}, but it works and adds to the fun. So of course it had to [[ScrewedByTheNetwork die]].

* EarWorm: The theme song. Also the song that plays during the HighSchoolDance and [[DancePartyEnding at the end of]] 'Guys and Dolls'.

* BlackSheep: [[NetworkDecay As to be expected of a live-action show airing on what's supposed to be a network for animation]]. While Teletoon has aired live-action programming before, the premiere of this show marked the point where such programming really began to take over. However, this show was much more positively-received, especially after it [[GrowingTheBeard grew the beard]], and cultivated a big enough fanbase that were genuinely bummed when Teletoon [[CutShort pulled the plug]].

* CompleteMonster: "[[EvilSorcerer The Cloaked Man]]", the BigBad of season 2--actually [[spoiler:Vice Principal Stern]]--is an arrogant, [[LackOfEmpathy cold-hearted]], and [[FantasticRacism genocidal]] wizard. Desiring to wipe out all vampires, despite knowing that they are not all evil--and that some are even [[spoiler:his students]]--he starts his operations by summoning the breath of death, a demonic mist that drives all infected vampires mad and forces them to kill each other, before [[TheHero Ethan]] foils his plan. In retaliation The Cloaked Man stalks Ethan into an alternative dimension and tries to directly murder him and his friends. Upon finding out Ethan is a Seer, The Cloaked Man curses Ethan to hallucinate everyone is dead and that he’s failed them all, just to make sure he doesn't cross him as his plans near fruition. The Cloaked Man also gets his hands on the Lucifactor, an energy-draining weapon of incredible power, and goes on a killing spree before planning on using the Caller beacon to project the Lucifactor's energy, wiping out vampires en masse. During the climax, to prevent Ethan and Sarah interrupting him he uses his magic to force Ethan's friend [[IneptMage Benny]] to try and kill them.